Junior toilet seat



March 12, 1929. F. A. BELL ET AL 1,704,878

JUNIOR TOILET SEAT Filed May 14, 1928 A TTORNE Patented Mar. 12, 1929.

rnANx A. BELL AND JoHNfii. Lovn or ENGLEwooD, sommo.

JUNIOR Toi'LET SEAT.'

Application filed May 14,

This invention relates to a toilet seat for children and has forits'principal object-the provision of a seat of this'character which canbe easily attached to any of the regular standard sized toilets.`

Another object of the inventionI is to provide a junior toilet seatwhich while permanently attached to the toilet, may be quickly andeasily folded out of the way when ynot in use.

Other objects and advantages'reside i n the detail construction of theinvention, which is designed for simplicity, economy, and eiliciency.These will become more apparent from the following description.

In the following detailed description of the invention reference is hadto the accompanying drawing which forms a part hereof. Like numeralsrefer to like parts in all views of the drawing and throughout thedescription.

In the drawing:

Fig. 1 illustrates a perspective View of a toilet bowl with theinvention in place thereon.

Fig. 2 is a detail view illustrating a. method of constructing the armrest hinges.

Fig. 3 is a detail View illustrating the method of attachment of thejunior toilet seat to the toilet bowl. n

In the drawing, the toilet bowl is illustrated at 10, with its regularseat at 11, and lid at 12. In the standard construction the seat 11 andlid'12 are hinged on pedestals 13, which are bolted through a flangedportion 14, cast on the toilet bowl 10. In attaching my invention to thebowl, I remove the pedestals 13 and place a supporting arm 15, beneatheach of them as illustrated in Fig. 3, afterA which the pedestals 13 arebolted back into position.

To each of the supporting arms 15, a bracket 16 is universally hinged at17. One extremity of each of the brackets 16 is tuined upwardly toprovide a front arm rest standard 18. A rear arm rest standard 19 iswelded or otherwise secured to the bracket 16.

The seat proper comprises two halfl sections 20 and 21, each beingsecured by means of rivets 22, or in any other desired manner, to one ofthe brackets 16. The two seat sections 20 and 21 meet on a longitudinalmedial line through the seat proper so that each section containsone-half of the usual toilet seat opening'30.

When the two sections, 20 and 21, are

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brought together, over the regular seat 11, t ey are secured in place bmeans of any desired latch 23, which in ibcking the two sectionstogether prevents any sideward movement of the complete junior seat.

Arm rests 24 are hinged at their extremities to the arm rest standards18 and 19as indicated at 25. These hinges may be of any desiredconstruction which will allow the arm rests to fold inwardly upon theseat portions 20 and 21 and prevent them from being forced outwardly.

One method of forming the hinge joints 25, is illustrated in Fig. 2, inwhich an indented ring 26, is formed on the standards 18 and 19. yTheextremities of the arm rests 24 are turned inwardly toengage in theserings. The inherent resiliency of the arm rest forces it into theindentations in the rings 26 and maintains the rest in the verticalposition. They can, however, be easily folded downwardly on the seatwhen desired.

Suitable openings 28 are formed in the arm rests for the attachment of arestraining strap 29 for tying the child upon the seat.

When not in use the seat can be lifted and the latch 23 released. Thetwo sections can t bowl where they will be out inconspicuous.

While a speciiic form of the improvement hasbeen described andillustrated herein, it is desired to be understood that the same may bevaried, within the scope of the appended claims, without Veparting fromthe spirit of the invention.

Having thus described the invention, what we claim and desire to secureby Letters Patent is r- 1. A junior toilet seat comprising supportingarms adapted to be attached by means of the hinge pedestals of a toiletbowl brackets hinged to said supporting arms and a seat carried by saidbrackets. l

2. A junior toilet seat comprising supporting arms adapted to beattached by means of the hinge pedestals of a toilet bowl; bracketshinged to said supporting arms and a seat carried by said brackets; saidseat being formed of the way and eov en be swung around to the rear ofthe toilet in two sections, each section being secured to one of saidbrackets.

3. A junior toilet seat comprising supporting arms adapted to beattached to a toilet bowl by means of the hinge pedestals thereof;brackets hin ed to said supporting arms; a seat carried y said brackets,said seat beingy formed in two sections, each section being secured toone of said brackets; and means for locking said two sections togetherwhen in lace. p 4.`A junior toilet seat comprising supporting armsadapted to be attached to a toilet bowl; brackets hinged to saidsupportmg arms; a seat carried by said brackets, said seat being formedin two sections, each section being secured to one of said brackets;means for locking said two sections .together when in place; and an armrest carried by each ofsaid brackets.v

5. A junior toilet seat comprising supporting arms adapted to beattached to a toilet bowl by means of the hinge pedestals thereof;brackets hinged to said supporting arms; a seat carried by saidbrackets,-said seat being formed in two sections, each section beingsecured to one of said brackets; means for locking said two sectionstogether when in place; and an arm rest carried by each of saidbrackets, said arm rests being hinged so that they may be folded uponsaid seat sections.

6". A junior toilet seat comprising supporting arms adapted to beattached to a toilet bowl; brackets hinged to said supporting arms; aseatv carried by said brackets, ysaid seat being formed in two sections,each section being secured to one of said brackets; means for ockingsaid two sections to ether when in place; and an arm rest carrie by eachof said brackets, said arm rests being hinged so that they may be foldedupon sald seat sections, the hinge between said brackets and saidsupporting arms allowing universal movement of said brackets so thatsaid seat sections may be swung downwardly and to the rear of saidtoilet bowl.

7. A junior toilet seat comprising supporting arms adapted to beattached to a toilet bowl; brackets hinged to said supporting arms and aseatcarried by said brackets, said seat being formed in two sections,each section being secured to one of said brackets; and means forlocking said two sections together when in place; an arm rest carried byA each of said brackets; and means on said arm rests for attaching arestraming strap.

In testimony whereof, we aiiix our signatures.

FRANK A. BELL. JOHN F. LOVE.

